Shock Waves Felt in London
The shutting down of peoples mines has even shaken the commodity exchange in London. And now the price of tin has shot up to its highest level in the last two decades.
December 12, 2006
DESPITE being several thousands of kilometers apart in terms of distance, Pangkal Pinang and London are actually not too distant from each other. The proof of this is that a flare-up in this provincial capital of Bangka-Belitung was immediately felt in the heart of England, all the way away over there in Europe. On October 4 and October 5 this year, Pangkal Pinang was hit by rioting as a result of police shutting down several private sector tin-s
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